CommsWire - 13 April 2017

TPG pays $1.2b, Vodafone $286m for spectrum TPG has paid a whopping $1.26 billion for two lots of 10MHz  in the 700MHz spectrum auction, with Vodafone also shelling out $286 million on buying up the previously unsold spectrum.

CommsWire - 27 March 2017

Revised telco industry codes to speed up broadband connections: ACMA The telecommunications industry code that addresses a number of the sources of customer dissatisfaction with phone connection delays has been revised to now cover broadband services, including the NBN.

CommsWire - 14 March 2017

Fifield slams Optus over muscular NBN switch tactics Communications Minister Senator Mitch Fifield has told Optus that its muscular approach to getting its cable customers to move over to NBN connections is unacceptable.

CommsWire - 13 March 2017

IA has Morrow, NBN Co in sights over ?derogatory? attack Laurie Patton, the recently departed chief executive of Internet Australia, wants a public apology from NBN Co chief Bill Morrow over what he says was an ?unprovoked attack? on IA in Senate Estimates hearings.

CommsWire - 19 January 2017

Apologies for late delivery, I got a corruption problem with the first PDF. TimH

CommsWire - 20 December 2016

CA, AMTA support Productivity Commission proposals on data use, availability The Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association have given their broad support to the Productivity Commission?s proposals and aims to increase the availability and use of data in Australia.

CommsWire - 1 December 2016

New coalition to fight for ?fair-go? for comms services in rural, regional Australia A new, coalition to fight for better communications services for Australians living in regional, rural and remote areas of the country has been formed  by advocacy groups including the communications industry peak body, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN).

CommsWire - 8 November 2016

Mobile services ID checking requirements under review The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is undergoing public consultation on proposed regulatory changes aimed at improving the identity-checking requirements for prepaid mobile services.

CommsWire - 7 November 2016

MyRepublic takes up the Internet speed challenge with first offer Singapore-based Internet service provider (ISP) MyRepublic will officially launch in the Australian market next week with its first unlimited Internet data plans.

CommsWire - 6 October 2016

Adelaide aims to be ?smart?, Ten Gigabit city The City of Adelaide has endorsed the development of a business case to build a Ten Gigabit Optical Fibre network to cover the CBD and North Adelaide areas of the South Australian capital.